Compendium of postage stamp issuers (Sm–So) explained

Each "article" in this category is a collection of entries about several stamp issuers, presented in alphabetical order. The entries are formulated on the micro model and so provide summary information about all known issuers.

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Smirne (Italian Post Office)

Dates : 1909–1911

Refer : Italian Post Offices in the Turkish Empire

Smyrne (Russian Post Office)

Dates : 1909–1910

Refer : Russian Post Offices in the Turkish Empire

SO 1920

Refer : East Silesia

Solomon Islands

Dates : 1975–

Main Article Postage stamps and postal history of the Solomon Islands

Includes : British Solomon Islands

Somalia

Under UN control with Italian administration 1950–60. Became an independent republic in 1960 and wasenlarged by addition of Somaliland Protectorate.

Dates : 1950–

(1961) 100 cents = 1 Somali shilling

Main Article Postage stamps and postal history of Somalia

Somalia (British Administration)

Dates : 1950 only

Refer : BA/BMA Issues

Somalia (British Military Administration)

BMA Somalia.

Dates : 1948– 1950

Refer : BA/BMA Issues

Somalia (British Occupation)

Refer : East Africa Forces

See also : Somalia (British Administration);

Somalia (British Military Administration)

Somaliland Protectorate

Dates : 1904–1960

(1951) 100 cents = 1 shilling

Main Article Postage stamps and postal history of British Somaliland

Includes : British Somaliland

Soruth (Saurashtra)

Stamps of Soruth (Saurashtra) were at first issued in Junagadh only but later were extended to include theSaurashtra Union of Jasdan, Morvi, Nawanagar, Soruth and Wadhwan. Stamps of the 1929–1949 period wereoverprinted SARKARI.

Dates : 1864–1949

Refer : Indian Native States

Soudan

Refer : Sudan

South Africa

Dates : 1910–

(1961) 100 cents = 1 rand

Main Article Postage stamps and postal history of South Africa

South African Republic

Dates : 1869–1902

Refer : Transvaal

South African Territories

Main Article Needed :

Includes : Bophutatswana;

Ciskei;

Transkei;

Venda

South Arabian Federation

Dates : 1963–1968

(1965) 1000 fils = 1 dinar

Refer : Aden Protectorate States

South Australia

Dates : 1855–1912

See also : Australia

South Bulgaria

Dates : 1885 only

Refer : Bulgarian Territories

South China (People's Post)

Dates : 1949 only

Refer : CPR Regional Issues

South East Saxony (Russian Zone)

Dates : 1945–1946

Refer : Germany (Allied Occupation)

South Georgia

Dates : 1963–1980

(1971) 100 pence = 1 pound

Refer : South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands

South Georgia (Falkland Islands Dependencies)

Stamps of Falkland Islands overprinted SOUTH GEORGIA.

Dates : 1944–1946

Refer : Falkland Islands Dependencies

South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands

A continuation of the South Georgia issues but with the inscription changed to acknowledge the South SandwichIslands as part of the same territory. The South Sandwich Islands have never had any permanent inhabitants.

Dates : 1980–

Main Article Needed : Postage stamps and postal history of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

Includes : South Georgia

South Kasai

Dates : 1961–1962

Refer : Zaire

South Korea

Dates : 1946–

(1953) 100 won = 1 hwan

(1962) 100 chon = 1 won

Main Article Postage stamps and postal history of South Korea

South Korea (North Korean Occupation)

Dates : 1950 only

Refer : North Korea

South Lithuania (Russian Occupation)

Russian forces in Grodno issued Arms types of Russia with an overprint of LIETUVA and a surchargein local currency.

Dates : 1919 only

Refer : Russian Occupation Issues

South Orkneys (Falkland Islands Dependencies)

Dates : 1944–1946

Refer : Falkland Islands Dependencies

South Russia

Refer : Russian Civil War Issues

South Shetlands (Falkland Islands Dependencies)

Dates : 1944–1946

Refer : Falkland Islands Dependencies

South Sudan

Dates : 2011-

Main Article Postage stamps and postal history of South Sudan

South Vietnam

Dates : 1955–1976

Main Article Needed :

See also : National Front for Liberation of South Vietnam;

North Vietnam;

Vietnam

South West Africa

Dates : 1923–1991

(1961) 100 cents = 1 rand

Main Article Needed :

See also : German South West Africa;

Namibia

South West China (People's Post)

Dates : 1949–1950

Refer : CPR Regional Issues

Southern Cameroons

Dates : 1960–1961

Refer : Nigerian Territories

Dates : 1901–1914

Refer : Nigerian Territories

Southern Rhodesia

Dates : 1924–1964

Refer : Rhodesia

Southern Yemen

Dates : 1968–1971

Refer : Yemen

Southern Zone, Morocco

Dates : 1956–1958

Refer : Morocco

See also : French Morocco

Bibliography

Stanley Gibbons Ltd, Europe and Colonies 1970, Stanley Gibbons Ltd, 1969
Stanley Gibbons Ltd, various catalogues
Stuart Rossiter & John Flower, The Stamp Atlas, W H Smith, 1989
XLCR Stamp Finder and Collector's Dictionary, Thomas Cliffe Ltd, c.1960

Compendium of postage stamp issuers (Sm–So) explained

Smirne (Italian Post Office)

Smyrne (Russian Post Office)

SO 1920

Solomon Islands

Somalia

Somalia (British Administration)

Somalia (British Military Administration)

Somalia (British Occupation)

Somaliland Protectorate

Soruth (Saurashtra)

Soudan

South Africa

South African Republic

South African Territories

South Arabian Federation

South Australia

South Bulgaria

South China (People's Post)

South East Saxony (Russian Zone)

South Georgia

South Georgia (Falkland Islands Dependencies)

South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands

South Kasai

South Korea

South Korea (North Korean Occupation)

South Lithuania (Russian Occupation)

South Orkneys (Falkland Islands Dependencies)

South Russia

South Shetlands (Falkland Islands Dependencies)

South Sudan

South Vietnam

South West Africa

South West China (People's Post)

Southern Cameroons

Southern Rhodesia

Southern Yemen

Southern Zone, Morocco

Bibliography

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